Kaboom.... this is the fiery moment NASA ignited the world's most powerful rocket booster

"This final qualification test of the booster system shows real progress in the development of the Space Launch System," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA.

"Seeing this test today, and experiencing the sound and feel of approximately 3.6 million pounds of thrust, helps us appreciate the progress we’re making to advance human exploration and open new frontiers for science and technology missions in deep space.”

The heat inside the booster reached 6,000 degrees and it burned for two coruscating minutes.

Two of these super-powerful engines will be fitted to Orion and will provide the power to blast off from the ground and into space.

"Today's test is the pinnacle of years of hard work by the NASA team, Orbital ATK and commercial partners across the country," said John Honeycutt, SLS Program manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

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